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Newspaper
Violet Town Sentinel
Location
Violet Town, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1914
Page
2
The article highlights a wide range of dress goods including voile muslin crepe and embroidered fabrics. It emphasizes lace and embroidery, new dainty designs, and a large display of neckwear and fancy work selected by Miss Tobitt inviting inspection.
An advertisement lists Blackie's Gripe Drench for grip or colic with cautions on unsafe alternatives, Potts cleansing drench for cattle and dairy use with testimonials, and Potts Dairy Ointment for healing wounds and calving. It extols quick relief, claims for cattle health, and availability throughout the colony with local endorsements.
Notices directed to district agents detail strict secrecy, charges, and procedures for handling illustrated booklets. The prompt outlines commissions, agencies, and firms including Toasnons and Co, Starrey Avera, and EBetate. It emphasizes compliance with financial and general commission regulations and proper distribution practices.
The piece reports A McBrida McLelland addressing Violet Town electors next Wednesday and Miepoll Thursday. It notes a Benalla horse sale by Campball Suas and McNamara, plus paddock policy for Winlet Town consignments. Wool market results at Locan Woon Satee show 70 bales sold with firm wool prices and dull waning of certain grades.
A weatherboard cottage occupied by Mrs. L. DeBoos Jr. on Mansfield road was burned down while the owners were away at Balmaloo. Firefighters reached the scene after flames had taken hold. outbuildings were destroyed and the blaze spread due to heat. One resident is described as a heavy lover, and plumbing crews used 900 feet of hose from the nearest plug. Separately, music exam results were announced with several high scores, and Premier Peacock defended the Country Roads Board policy, noting road works and future subsidiary roads for Gippsland and southern Victoria. Boots sale ads conclude the page with discounted men’s and ladies’ footwear.
Local items report a tennis match arranged with Camanbo at Violet Town during the month and a cricket club meeting at Mechanics' Hall next Thursday to attempt to retain the club. Other notes mention influenza in the district, school attendance dipping, and a successful opening at the Baths with over £20 taken at the gates.
Mr J. D. Mitchall addressed a Mechanics' Institute gathering in Goulburn Valley. He urged better water conservation in upper Goulburn and Murray basins, support for immigration, closer settlement reforms, and a revised land valuation system. Mitchall opposed nationalising the Sydney road but supported developmental roads and nationalising the road in principle. A vote of thanks ended the session.
Queensland meteorologist Mr Clement Wregge predicts rainfall trends through 1930 with periods of drought and abundant rain. He foresees heavy rain near 1915, rising rainfall from 1916 to 1920, a decline after 1926, and a drought risk peaking around 1993 and 1923, with improvement from 1925 onward into 1950.
The Strathbogie district notes early sowing and good land work with mixed harvest expectations due to wheat failures. It highlights a new marriage of J R Smith to a Melbourne bride and mentions Rev J Garde to conduct services at Strathbogie Presbyterian Church. A bushfire outbreak scorched over 1000 acres, threatening nearby farms but authorities saved additional properties. A local testimonial praises Chamberlain's Tablets for liver and stomach issues.
Fragmented ad text claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy eased night coughs for a boy named William at Alusurave Street North Rockhamton. Mention appears alongside other unclear notices and names.
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